John Hale, more commonly known as “Reverend Hale” was the Puritan pastor of Beverly Massachusetts, during the Salem witch trials in 1692. He was one of the most prominent and influential ministers associated with the witch trials, being noted as having initially supported the trials and then changing his mind and publishing a critique of them. He was born June 3, 1636 and died May 15, 1700.
The answer is A, cause/effect. Marcia is focusing on how the war started, what ended it, and how it affected America. Cause/effect covers all these things, while the other answers either skip over these things completely or concentrate on only a few.
The best answer would be Letter B - to entertain.
The author merely would like to provide amusement to the readers at his expense. It certainly does not persuade, explain, nor inform anything since it states - <span>But why bother with the descriptions; you’ve probably already grasped the idea!</span> - which could be taken as a witticism.
